"We give dogs the time we can spare, the space we can spare and the love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made" - M. Facklam

"We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers and discoverers - thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses. Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams."- P.S. Beagle

"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king." - J.R.R. Tolkien

Prayers continuing for Robin and Dylan. My family extends our sympathies on the loss of your father, Twisterdog, and I'm so sorry to hear about how your son is taking it. I pray that burden of loss is lifted from his heart.

I'm worried about my job for one. I just missed two days of work. I don't have a lot of sick time but it should be considered vacation time before it's "unpaid."

I spent all day yesterday (Tuesday) at the ER (7am until past 7pm) having tests run. I have kidney stones on my left side - they're small though. While I was there, I had another "episode" where my heart hurt like crazy. The nurse happened to be in and she hooked me up to monitors and an ekg immediately and everything seemed to be normal... just like last time though, only the nitro under my tongue made it go away.

In December I started the paperwork for FMLA-intermittent to allow me 1-2 days per month for my illness (migraines and this heart thing) to be out. HR said it was approved, then nothing ever happened. My manager was leaving so I asked if they needed anything else - HR said they never got the final form. So my manager sent it in 2 weeks ago on his final day as my manager. I'm afraid his carelessness is going to cost me my job. I do have all the emails between me and HR though.

Sorry this got so long. Could you all say a prayer that my job stays safe, my health improves and I do not have a repeat of last year, and that overall I feel better?

scooter's mom-please save the emails (all of them)in a folder and think about finding a lawyer(just in case)for the future in case they try to send you walking..without a job anymore.
Just don't tell anyone at work.
Good luck with everything...especially your health.
Saying a prayer for you.

Thank You Kim for this wonderful siggy

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power ,the world will know peace" jimi hendrix

Robin, you are always in my thoughts and prayers. I hope to God that you get out of this unhappy life soon and into the good life you deserve. We all love you and are here for you. Things have got to get better for you. You've been through enough.